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#68Mcap
$1.79BFully Diluted Mcap
$9.85BSupply
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1,819,149,287Total
10,000,000,000Created On
N/AAll Time High (ATH)
ATH
$11.74ATH Change
-91.61%ATH Date
Mar 10th, 2024Total Value Locked (TVL)
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N/AMCap to TVL Ratio
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Jul 28, 2025
Markets
Altcoins AVAX, OP, and WLD Climb As BNB Sets New All-time High
BNB set a new all-time high on Monday as it surged 7% on the day to a peak of $858, securing its place as the fifth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. The cryptocurrency has since retreated to $851, up 6.6% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data. It follows the announcement that a drug company is set to buy up $700 million worth of BNB, as the latest in the corporate crypto treasury trend. Alongside BNB's all-time high, other altcoins have jumped in value. Leading the...
May 6, 2025
Law and Order
Kenyan Court Orders Sam Altman's Crypto Project to Delete Biometric User Data
A Kenyan court has ordered Sam Altman's World project to delete all biometric data collected in the country, escalating global scrutiny of the crypto startup’s data collection practices. The High Court in Nairobi ruled on Monday that World, formerly known as Worldcoin, and its agents collected sensitive biometric data without valid consent from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) and used inducements in the form of cryptocurrency to obtain that data, violating the principle of...
May 5, 2025
Business
Indonesia Suspends Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning World Project
World, formerly Worldcoin, has been hit with a suspension by Indonesian regulators, who allege the blockchain start-up may have committed a “serious violation” of its regulations. Led by Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, World offers users small payments of its crypto token (WLD) in exchange for scanning their biometric data via one of its Orb devices. Alexander Sabar, Director General of Digital Space Supervision, said the suspension was due to reports of “suspicious activity” by the p...
May 1, 2025
Technology
Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Crypto Project Hits the US 'At Last'
The promise of free crypto in exchange for your biometric data is now live in the U.S., courtesy of World, the eyeball-scanning project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. It announced Wednesday that it is officially rolling out its orbs in six major American cities: Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco. While it toured its orbs around the U.S. in earlier promotional efforts, it stopped short of offering full services stateside. The U.S. debut for World, formerly kn...
Mar 17, 2025
Gaming
Razer Aims to Eliminate AI Bots From Games via World's Identity Tech
Gaming brand Razer is teaming up with World (formerly Worldcoin) to help remove AI bots from online games, allowing human gamers to become the central focus of a gaming industry with increasing AI connections. The gaming firm is launching “Razer ID verified by World ID,” a new single-sign on feature that uses World’s blockchain-based proof-of-humanity technology to verify real human gamers. “Growing a verified community is key to fair play. To foster fair competition, developers must be able t...
Feb 28, 2025
Business
Billions.Network Launches Privacy-Focused Digital ID to Rival Sam Altman's Worldcoin
Billions.Network has launched a digital identity verification platform designed to offer a non-biometric and privacy-focused alternative to existing verification systems, including Sam Altman’s crypto project, World. The platform, which utilizes zero-knowledge proof tech, seeks to provide a scalable and secure method for verifying both human and AI identities. The company said more than 9,000 projects, including TikTok, Top Doctors, and World—previously Worldcoin—have implemented its underlying...
Feb 12, 2025
Law and Order
Brazilian Regulator Denies Worldcoin Appeal to Lift Ban
Worldcoin has been banned in Brazil after an appeal to the country's data regulator fell on deaf ears. The controversial project, which rewards users in crypto for having their eyes scanned, has faced a backlash from governments globally. Last month, Brazil's National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) had ordered a clampdown—fearing such payouts may influence consumer behavior. Its guidelines state consent to process biometric data "must be free, informed and unequivocal." Sam Altman's Worldcoin...
Jan 22, 2025
Markets
Sam Altman's Worldcoin Surges After Trump Teases $500 Billion OpenAI Plan
The price of Worldcoin (WLD) jumped 25% Wednesday to $2.40, leading the crypto market after President Donald Trump teased a $500 billion AI investment initiative around industry giant OpenAI. Trump said during a press conference Tuesday that a new company, dubbed the Stargate Project, will invest “at least” $500 billion in AI infrastructure for ChatGPT creator OpenAI over the next four years, such as data centers being built in the heart of Texas. Private-sector companies like OpenAI, Oracle, a...
Oct 17, 2024
Business
Worldcoin Rebrands as World, Launches New Eyeball Scanning Orb
Worldcoin, the project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is branding to ‘World’ and launching a new version of its controversial iris-scanning Orb. Altman, alongside Tools for Humanity CEO Alex Blania, introduced the rebranding and updates to its World ID and World App during a keynote presentation on Thursday. “We know it sounds crazy, but it is that Worldcoin as the name just doesn't work anymore,” Blania said. “Starting today, what has been called Worldcoin will be just called World.” Acc...
Jul 17, 2024
Markets
Worldcoin Soars 45% After Investors' WLD Lock-Up Extended by Two Years
Worldcoin's WLD token on Wednesday experienced a sharp 40% increase following the announcement of an extended lockup period for investors and team members. At the time of writing, the Worldcoin price has reached $3.13—marking a staggering 45% climb since this time yesterday, according to Coingecko data. This is the highest price WLD has seen since in a month. Tools for Humanity (TFH), a key player in the initial development of Worldcoin, revealed that the unlock schedule for 80% of WLD tokens al...
Mar 22, 2024
Technology
Orb Eye-Scanning Code Made Open Source by Worldcoin Foundation
Worldcoin Foundation, the organization behind the digital asset protocol developed by OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, said on Friday that it is open-sourcing “core components” of its Orb technology. In a move meant to foster trust and collaborative development, Worldcoin says anyone can examine the code for its Orb eye scanners. “Open sourcing typically helps to foster trust, transparency and verifiability while also encouraging developer communities to further advance a technology,” a Wor...
Feb 28, 2024
Business
Worldcoin Rival Humanity Protocol Nets Funding from Polygon, Animoca Founders
Palm-scanning "proof of humanity" project Humanity Protocol has announced a successful fundraising round, with investors including Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal and Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu. In all, more than 20 venture capital firms also invested in the strategic investment round, including Hashed, CMCC, Cypher Capital, Foresight Ventures, and Mechanism Capital. In a statement, Humanity Protocol founder Terence Kwok called the funding round "a significant milestone in our journey,...
Feb 19, 2024
Markets
Sam Altman's Worldcoin Has Surged 40% Since OpenAI Launched Sora
WLD, the token of Sam Altman's crypto-powered digital ID project Worldcoin, has surged 40% in the past day. Worldcoin's WLD token is currently trading at $7.44, up 39.8% on the day and 185.8% in the past week, per data from CoinGecko. The token's price surge kicked off on February 15, the same day that Altman's firm OpenAI launched text-to-video AI app Sora. Keep in mind that the projects are entirely unrelated. But Worldcoin is the only crypto project directly linked to Altman, who co-founded t...
Feb 8, 2024
Gaming
Worldcoin's World ID Will Be Used to Verify Identities of Esports Players
Community Gaming, a crypto-powered esports tournament platform, announced today that it has teamed up with Worldcoin contributor Tools for Humanity to integrate World ID within its infrastructure. That means that tournament creators will optionally be able to require players to verify their identity before taking part in competitions. Worldcoin is a blockchain-based digital identity project that lets people “prove their personhood.” Primarily, this is done by scanning their irises with a device...
Dec 23, 2023
Gaming
'Minecraft' Cracked Down on Crypto and NFTs—But Worldcoin Integration Is Fine, Microsoft Says
Minecraft, one of the world’s most popular games, has also been arguably the biggest to push back against cryptocurrency and NFT integrations. Developer Mojang and publisher Microsoft banned their use even within fan-operated online servers. That’s why it was a surprise to see Worldcoin announce a Minecraft integration last week. Worldcoin is best known for its “Orb,” a device that scans a person's retinas and generates a unique IrisCode, which is tracked on the project’s blockchain and used to...
Nov 22, 2023
Artificial Intelligence
Sam Altman Reinstated as OpenAI CEO
Sam Altman is to return as CEO of artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, days after he was ousted in a boardroom coup. The ChatGPT developer announced that it had reached an "agreement in principle" for Altman to return to the company, adding that it was "collaborating to figure out the details." In a statement on Twitter following his reinstatement, Altman said that, "i love openai, and everything i’ve done over the past few days has been in service of keeping this team and its mission together."...
Nov 21, 2023
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI In 'Intense Discussions' to Prevent Staff Exodus: Report
Artificial intelligence firm OpenAI faces "intense discussions" to steady its ship, after employees threatened to quit if it failed to reinstate ousted CEO Sam Altman. According to Bloomberg, an internal memo from OpenAI's vice president of global affairs Anna Makanju described the firm as being in "intense discussions" to unify the company between management, the board, Altman, and newly appointed interim CEO Emmett Shear. "They are not prepared to give us a final response this evening," Makanj...
Nov 20, 2023
Coins
WLD Had a Wild Weekend—What's Next for Sam Altman's Worldcoin?
As OpenAI and Microsoft sort out who's going to be on whose payroll, the iris-scanning biometric project Worldcoin—co-founded by Sam Altman—has remained quiet. And its WLD token, which it launched just six months ago, has dropped 11%, according to CoinGecko. At the time of writing, WLD is trading at $2.22 per token. The price has been volatile since Altman left OpenAI abruptly on Friday, falling as low as $1.84 on Saturday and rising to $2.65 in the past 24 hours. Worldcoin did not immediately r...
Nov 20, 2023
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft Hires Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to Head 'Advanced AI Research Team'
Microsoft has hired former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to head up an "advanced AI research team" following his ouster from the AI firm. Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, announced the news in a tweet, noting that Altman will join its in-house team alongside OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and "colleagues." Altman tweeted that, "the mission continues," following the announcement; Nadella responded that he was "super excited to have you join as CEO of this new group." "We are going to build something new...
Nov 17, 2023
Coins
Worldcoin Plummets as OpenAI Pushes Out Founder Sam Altman
Following the announcement of Sam Altman's departure from OpenAI, the WLD token associated with the iris-scanning biometric project Worldcoin, also founded by Altman, dropped 14%, according to CoinGecko. Altman was ousted from his position as CEO of OpenAI following a review by the board, which cited a lack of candid communication affecting the board's responsibilities. This led to a loss of confidence in his leadership by the board For an idea of how quickly markets are reacting to the news, th...